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28 U.S.C. § 2255

Federal custody; remedies on motion attacking sentence

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 2255, Federal custody; remedies on motion attacking sentence, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465473
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A 1-year period of limitation shall apply to a motion under this section. The limitation period shall run from the latest of— A second or successive motion must be certified as provided in section 2244 by a panel of the appropriate court of appeals to contain—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 104-132(S. 735)1996-04-24
    Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
    House: 293–133Senate: 91–8
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-177(H.R. 660)2008-01-07
    Court Security Improvement Act of 2007
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally